Bummer: Harbaugh pokes fun after fight-less practice with Ravens

OWINGS MILLS, Md. – After the 49ers’ first joint practice with the Ravens ended early this evening without a fight, Jim Harbaugh walked off the field and joined his father, Jack, who was speaking with two reporters.

Jim’s message to the writers: You must be so bummed.

The media’s supposed fascination with training-camp fights was a popular topic before the first of three joint sessions at Baltimore’s practice facility. In fact, Ravens coach John Harbaugh, generally known as the more cuddly of the brothers, was feistier than Jim when addressing the topic.

“How about a little self-check?” Harbaugh said. “So we’re going to have 99 percent all great, positive things, but there is a little shoving match out here I’m quite sure that’s what will be on these cameras. And it will be countrywide, and that will be everyone’s take on how it went, right? Because that’s how it is all the time. We’re going to look for the positive. You all can look for the negative, as usual.”

Said Jim Harbaugh: “I’m sure that’s what everyone will be looking for. You know, that moment where you can capture the negative.”

The two-and-a-half hour practice had a few minor verbal disagreements, but nothing approaching a skirmish. The most notable moment for the fight-obsessed media: Niners rookie outside linebacker Aaron Lynch had a few words with Ravens offensive tackle Jah Reid.

Players routinely helped opposing players off the ground and there was a flood of handshakes and back-slaps when it ended.

The practice came two days after the Ravens’ 23-3 win over the 49ers in the preseason opener. NFL teams typically practice together before meeting in an exhibition game.

“The way they chose to do it was unique, in my opinion, to have the game first,” said Jack Harbaugh, a retired 43-year coaching veteran. “And you’ve got the little things that happened in the ball game — something that might have been said … To (practice) so respectfully of each other. I think it speaks highly of the players on the teams and how they feel about each other.”

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Multiple teams are planning to approach the 49ers about trading for right guard Alex Boone, who is in the midst of a contract holdout, ESPN reported.

Other teams could view Boone as a tackle, a position which is viewed as more valuable than guard. Boone was a two-time all-Big 10 tackle at Ohio State and has served the 49ers’ backup tackle during his four-year career.

Jim Harbaugh was asked if the 49ers are assuming they’ll enter the season without Boone: “No,” he said. “Not assuming anything.”